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Unit of Study WEL73002 - Disability and Community Practice (2020)

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Unit description

Examines the social construction of disability and theories of disablement. Introduces students to lived experiences of disability and the material, cultural and socio-political consequences of ableism and intersectionality. Critically analyses legislation, policy and practice in this field and promotes practices that  enable social justice and social inclusion..

Unit content

Topic 1: The discourse of disability

Topic 2: Issues and barriers

Topic 3: Theories of Disablement

Topic 4: Social Inclusion, social justice and advocacy

Topic 5: Community interventions and practice models

Topic 6: Violence, safety and Disability

Topic 7: Disability legislation and policy

Topic 8: The National Disability Insurance Scheme

Topic 9: Rethinking and Re-imagining Disability

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Gold Coast
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Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 analyse the diverse lived experiences of people who live with disability
2 define discrimination and discuss its impact on people who live a disability
3 analyse and apply theories of disablement
4 critically evaluate how legislation and policy influences the theoretical frameworks and practices used in community organisations
5 critically analyse practice in this field and recognise hallmarks of good practice.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. analyse the diverse lived experiences of people who live with disability
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  2. define discrimination and discuss its impact on people who live a disability
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
  3. analyse and apply theories of disablement
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
  4. critically evaluate how legislation and policy influences the theoretical frameworks and practices used in community organisations
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
  5. critically analyse practice in this field and recognise hallmarks of good practice.
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:

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